Global Girls’ Bill of Rights Unveiled for International Day of the Girl

All girls have rights, but not all girls get to experience them. More than 130 million girls are out of school worldwide.1 One girl under the age of 15 gets married every 7 seconds.2 Girls spend 40% more time on housework than boys do.3 These statistics are what the Global Girls’ Bill of Rights – a declaration of the rights all girls are entitled to – is setting out to change. Written by girls, for girls, it was unveiled on October 10, at the United Nations to the UN Women…

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